UV LED makers Crystal IS and Asahi Kasei contribute to a UV Accelerator

Crystal IS and Asahi Kasei have announced the UV Accelerator — a venture funding program focused on the use of ultraviolet (UV) energy in the UV-C band (100–280-nm) to fight viral or bacterial infection including the coronavirus. In particular Crystal is no neophyte in the disinfection space. The company has been one of the pioneers in UV-C LED manufacturing and has a unique value proposition based on the homogeneous approach to manufacturing — growing AlN (aluminum nitride) epitaxial layers on an AlN substrate.